ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Rick Pitino’s vagabond coaching career bathed in scandal and success has stretched back to the NCAA Tournament. Asante Gist scored 18 points and Pitino took his fifth school to the tournament with Iona’s 60-51 victory over Fairfield on Saturday in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament championship. The 68-year-old Pitino was already the first coach to win national titles at two schools with Kentucky and Louisville. He also took Providence to the Final Four. He led Boston University to the tournament in 1983. Pitino joined Lon Kruger and Tubby Smith as the only coaches to take five programs to the NCAA Tournament.
